December 6, 2013 - Boston Flora

Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Succulent Dish Garden Workshop

December 6, 2013 by Boston Flora

As part of its Festival of Trees Celebration Mass Hort is offering this hands-on workshop on Thursday, December 12, from 7 – 9 at Elm Bank, to create a succulent dish garden to give as a gift or to keep for your own home.

Your succulent dish garden will be planted in a twelve inch Italian terra cotta container with South African succulents. Art Scarpa has been growing cacti and succulents since he was a boy and is an expert on their care. Art will provide you with all the information you need to care for your garden year round in a fun and informative presentation. Workshop fee includes plants, soil, container, top-dressing, and hand selected decorative stones. All tools will be provided.

Art Scarpa, known for his expertise in growing succulents and for his love for unusual plants, is certified as a judge by the Cactus and Succulent Society of America and has competed and judged at numerous major shows, including Boston, Newport and Philadelphia and many regional cactus and succulent shows. Art is also a 2013 Mass Hort Gold Medal recipient.

Workshop Fee: $45 Mass Hort members; $55 non-member.Â Register online at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8d45ipc97363cd1&llr=kzaorjcab.

Sunday, December 8, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – History of the Boston Children’s Museum

December 6, 2013 by Boston Flora

On Sunday, December 8, from 3 – 5, the Jamaica Plain Historical Society and the JP Forum will present a free lecture entitled History of the Boston Children’s Museum at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street. For over 100 years Boston Children’s Museum has been engaging children in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. In 1913, the Museum opened its doors at Pinebank in Jamaica Plain. Since then, the Museum has grown from a museum rooted in a single neighborhood to an urban museum serving the entire city of Boston and beyond. Come learn about the history of the Museum, what has changed and what has stood the test of time.Â The speakers are Leslie Swartz, Senior VP of Research and Development at Boston Children’s Museum and special guest Ted Walsh, a lifelong resident of JP who has collaborated on centennial exhibit materials based on his memories of visits to BCM.Â Public is welcome, and although this is a free lecture, a $5 donation will be gratefully accepted.